The Ryan Tubridy Show **Mod: Read OP**

It's all right...he's not really interested in that sort of controversial stuff!

As well as cheating repeatedly on their respective partners, the brothers John and Robert were also known to “double dip” and share ladies; not very statesman-like is it? I’m not sure what this new book will add to the volume of information already out there but I might have a look for it or add it to a wish list. RFK Jr. seems to have inherited his father’s wandering eye too.

<Mod Snip> - if you're not one to engage in gossip, then don't

"Patrick and the Philanderer" would be a hard sell to the kids..

Hall of fame:

Token RTÉ head

Some CEO

Someone from Northern Ireland

Lastly an actually down to earth radio person that had played their trade for 30+ years and has a lasting loyal fan base.

The side-roads this thread has gone down go to show how utterly irrelevant he has become. Is he not making radio that's worth commenting on? 🤔

When did he meet Richard Herring?

I’m guessing it’s just a reveal of the new Q102 studio and they got the big name to do it. Looks well and obviously designed for socials.

Long day in London, just home. Having a late supper and flicking through the channels. The Three Amigos is on some random movie channel. It hasn’t aged well, same old lines repeated ad nauseum.

When I was in the airport this morning (technically yesterday I guess as it’s after midnight) I believe I may have seen Ryan. I can’t be 100% sure as I was in the phone whilst walking briskly in the opposing direction to my gate. It was along the rather long walkway separated by glass where on the left hand side passengers walk to their gates, and on the right hand side you can see the passengers who have just disembarked heading for baggage and the exit. I’m 50/50 on whether it was him or not, the lack of screaming fans leads me to suspect it may not have been him. Perhaps some of his greatest supporters could let us know if he’s back in Ireland, as they seem to have an inside track on such matters?

The comments still haven’t been turned off. They’re peppered with either questions asking about the money, or some love-bombing from Ryan’s female admirers. It makes for equal amusing and vomit-inducing reading.

I read this morning one Gerry Hutch is contemplating running in Dublin Central in the forthcoming General Election. With Q102 located in Mayor Street there will now potentially be more than one infamous person working in the area. I’m not a betting man, but I’d wager Mr. Hutch will win a seat should he decide to run. The jokes re. criminals in the Dáil will write themselves.

Ted, I'm hugely confused!

Have Virgin given him the boot? Has his dream come true? A return to a radio studio in Dublin and his exile over after 10 short months?

Chase does not have the best reputation work wise, indeed he’s almost universally considered an a-hole in real life. I recently heard Joel McHale go to town on him on a podcast over their time together in Community, where they came to blows more than once. I’ve also heard others relay similar stories. It’s a shame, as I do like a lot of his comedic output, but apparently no one will work with Chase anymore.

Short is incredibly funny in one to one interviews. I caught Martin and his two man show in NY some years ago, it was very good to be fair. Short talked about his Irish roots a lot, indeed if Ryan ever got to interview him that would be a good starting point.

Nice subtle “I was casually attending some film premieres last week” line from Ryan there reminding us all just how super famous he really is, and great to see him continuing his tradition of not paying for anything. Genuine question: did he attend the same movie twice in a week and describe them both as premieres, or was he just repeating himself as filler for the word dump his weekly dairy has become. It could be written by ChatGPT at this stage.

I saw The Apprentice myself on Friday last. Cohn is an interesting character, worth digging deeper on him. It’s not awful, but I was a little disappointed considering the wealth of material they had to work with and the male leads. Great of Ryan to assure us there was an Irish angle though so therefore it’s totes amazeballs. Part of me now wonders is The Toyman who became The Bookman now about to morph into The MovieMan? I do hope not.

His role model, Alan Partridge(Steve Coogan) is in the Joker. Steve is a great friend of the show and is mum is from County Mayo. Brendan Gleeson, another one doing extraordinary things in Hollywood, is also in it. Another alumni of the show.